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1954 FIFA World Cup

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Tournament details
NameFIFA World Cup
Host countriesSwitzerland
Dates16 June � 4 July
Teams16
Confederations4
Venue6
Final positions
ChampionsWest Germany (1 title)
Runner-upHungary
Third placeAustria
Fourth placeUruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored140
Attendance889500
Top scorerHU Sándor Kocsis (11 goals)
Timeline season
Previous1950
Next1958

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The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game. The tournament was won by West Germany, who defeated Hungary 3 � 2 in the final, giving them their first title.

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The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup, was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The tournament was won by West Germany, who upset Hungary 3-2 in the final, giving them their first title. The Wankdorf Stadion in Berne saw 60000 people cram inside to watch the final between West Germany and Hungary, a rematch of a first round game, which Hungary had won 8-3. The Hungarians, known as the Golden Team, were heavy favorites, as they were unbeaten for a record of 32 consecutive matches.
2.17 min. | 4.40 user rating		 2014 - Host: Brazil - Winner: ... 2018 - Host: Russia - Winner: ... 2022 - Host: Qatar - Winner: ... Images ɤ Infos: FIFA.com, MSN.com Music: * My Top 2 FIFA World Cup Songs/Theme * Ricky Martin - The Cup Of Life Patrizio Buanne - Stand Up! (Champions' Theme)
5.85 min. | 4.77 user rating		 This video revisits the past World Cup winners/triumphs, and paves way towards South Africa 2010. Hope you all enjoy! Clips used: 1930: www.youtube.com 1934: www.youtube.com 1938: www.youtube.com 1950: www.youtube.com 1954: www.youtube.com 1958: www.youtube.com 1962: www.youtube.com 1966: www.youtube.com 1970: www.youtube.com 1974: www.youtube.com 1978: www.youtube.com 1982: www.youtube.com 1986: www.youtube.com 1990: www.youtube.com 1994: www.youtube.com 1998: www.youtube.com 2002: www.youtube.com 2006: www.youtube.com 2010: www.youtube.com
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8.65 min. | 3.18 user rating		 Final heartbreak All eyes were on the Hungary captain going into the 1954 Final. Was he completely over his injury? Not wanting to miss the match, the pinnacle of his career to date, Puskas played despite suggestions that he was not fully fit. The Magical Magyars enjoyed a perfect start, Puskas seemingly silencing all the doubters by opening the scoring in just the sixth minute. Two minutes later it was 2-0 but in the pouring rain in Berne, West Germany responded. By the break it was 2-2, and with three minutes remaining Helmut Rahn struck the Germans' third goal. There was still time for Puskas to find the net but his effort was disallowed for offside. After 31 matches undefeated, Hungary were beaten. Following the Final, that great Hungary team gradually disintegrated and Puskas' own life was soon to change dramatically. In 1956, he travelled with Honved to Spain for a UEFA European Cup fixture against Athletic Bilbao that coincided with a period of national uprising in Hungary. Puskas and a number of his team-mates never returned home, taking sanctuary in the West. After a 15-month suspension from football, the now 31-year-old's friend Emil Oestreicher, Honved's financial secretary during his latter years at the club who had scored a job as Real Madrid's technical director, persuaded his new employers to recruit Puskas. There he embarked on the next hugely successful chapter of his career. Forging one of the game's most famous strike partnerships alongside the great <b>...</b>
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A footballing grandmaster Walter was a gifted technician, an artist with the ball and a footballing grandmaster of the highest order. He rates as one of the best footballers the world has ever seen, a goal hungry playmaker whose talents were honed by a stupendous work rate and burning ambition. He appeared 379 times for Kaiserslautern, scoring an astonishing 306 goals from midfield, the finest of which came against Wismut Aue as he famously performed a reverse overhead back-heel from a corner. He consistently found the target at international level too, scoring 33 times in 61 games for Germany. His international career came to an end at the age of 37 in the 1958 FIFA World Cup semi-final against hosts Sweden when he was forced off injured, never to appear again. Walter remained a beloved figure in Germany, largely thanks to his modesty and down-to-earth personality. He was also notoriously loyal to his hometown club and was never tempted by the many lucrative offers from FC Nancy of France and then Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, for example. He stayed in the Palatinate, turning out for Kaiserslautern in a career that spanned from 1928 to 1959. In 1985, still in the player's lifetime, the Betzenberg Stadium was renamed after him. The totally renovated Fritz Walter stadium was a 2006 FIFA World Cup venue, and it was the old captain himself who was symbolic leader of the city's bid. Unfortunately, this true football icon did not witness Germany 2006 at the stadium which <b>...</b>
6.00 min. | 4.76 user rating		 The 10 Top scorers in the history of football World Cup. Song : 1 Goal by YouTube user DeStorm. Note : If some players have the same amount of goals , the one with the better rate is ranked above.
3.27 min. | 4.6 user rating		 Ein kleines Video zur Unterstützung unserer Jungs in Südafrika Dankeschön an SakeTreeker, der die Musik gemixt hat, sowie an unsere Nationalmannschaft, die uns 4 traumhafte Wochen beschert hat. Music: Waving Flag Remix ( English/Spanish ), originally by K'naan ( feat. David Bisbal ), mixed by SakeTreeker
3.73 min. | 4.63 user rating		 The greatest 15 goals scored in 1954 FIFA World Cup. Music: "Daddy's Perfect World" by Michael Behm
5.72 min. | 5.0 user rating		 26 June 1954, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, attendance 35000 AUSTRIA: Schmied, Hanappi, Happel, Barschandt, Ocwirk, Koller, R.Körner, Wagner, Probst, A.Körner, Stojaspal. Manager: Nausch. SWITZERLAND: Parlier, Bocquet, Neury, Casali, Eggimann, Kernen, Antenen, Ballaman, Fatton, Hügi, Vonlanthen. Manager: Rappan. REFEREE: Charlie Faultless (Scotland) GOALS: 16' Ballaman (SUI), 17' Hügi (SUI), 19' Hügi (SUI), 25' Wagner (AUT), 26' A.Körner (AUT), 27' Wagner (AUT), 32' Ocwirk (AUT), 54' A.Körner (AUT), 39' Ballaman (SUI), 53' Wagner (AUT), 58' Hügi (SUI), 76' Probst (AUT).
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Records :
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

First round : Group 1
Team              
Brazil 2 1 1 0 6 1 3
YUG 2 1 1 0 2 1 3
France 2 1 0 1 3 3 2
Mexico 2 0 0 2 2 8 0

: Group 2
Team              
Hungary 2 2 0 0 17 3 4
FRG 2 1 0 1 7 9 2
Turkey 2 1 0 1 8 4 2
South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 16 0

: Group 3
Team              
Uruguay 2 2 0 0 9 0 4
Austria 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
TCH 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
SCO 2 0 0 2 0 8 0

: Group 4
Team              
England 2 1 1 0 6 4 3
Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
Italy 2 1 0 1 5 3 2
Belgium 2 0 1 1 5 8 1

International association football

AsiaAFC � Asian Cup
AfricaCAF � Africa Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAF � Gold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFC � Nations Cup
EuropeUEFA � European Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-Board � Viva World Cup



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